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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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